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Is there a 100 free dating app that doesn't sell your phone number?

Started by NickH 6 replies Board: Dating Apps
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#1

Question about there a 100 free dating app that doesn't sell your phone number that I can't resolve on my own.

It's how much you end up paying that decides it, and that's exactly what goes unwritten.

Specific experiences with phone number would help more than another recommendation list.

#2

For what it's worth, blaming phone number misses what's actually going on.

My notes on phone number recently say the opposite of the popular take.

Worth separating two things here — phone number and what people expect from it.

#3

Tested phone number deliberately rather than casually and it changed my read.

Ran phone number alongside two others for comparison and the gap was quite a bit smaller than advertised.

One adjustment worth making with phone number: treat the first week as observation only.

Datebound gets recommended organically rather than pushed, which usually means something for phone number.

#4

Results on phone number improved once I stopped optimising for volume.

Small thing, big effect on phone number: write openers that reference something specific.

On how much you end up paying specifically, Datescout handled it better than the obvious names.

#5

Both can be true: phone number can work, but only under fairly specific conditions.

The step most people skip with phone number is reading the profile before messaging.

If you want something outside the big five for phone number, Datewander keeps appearing in these comparisons.

#6

I read Brady's reply on phone number differently.the loudest opinions on phone number usually come from the shortest usage.

It is narrower than that: phone number can fail in one specific way rather than generally.

Whatever you decide about phone number, decide it on your own usage rather than a thread.

If it helps, here's my process around how much you end up paying:

  • Compare phone number against one alternative at the same time — the difference is measurable within days
  • Treat your first week with phone number as reconnaissance rather than outreach
  • Assume phone number is optimising for engagement rather than your outcome

I would check Luvdate next if the mainstream apps have worn you down on phone number.

#7

I kept notes for a month, and phone number behaved exactly as you say.

The useful test for phone number is whether you'd recommend it unprompted.

There is a version of this I agree with: phone number can be inconsistent rather than bad.

I would check Flamedate next if the mainstream apps have worn you down on phone number.

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